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Haiti moves closer to local, municipal, legislative and presidential elections | New York Carib News
Moise has appointed nine members to a provisional electoral council tasked with preparing a constitutional referendum and organizing local, municipal, legislative, and presidential elections in the Caribbean country.
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Shiprider agreement - Stabroek News
A great deal of speculation preceded the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to this country, some of it reflecting a tenor of considerable disquiet.  The article Shiprider agreement appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Reimagining The James Baldwin And William F. Buckley Debate - African American News Today - EIN News
… African Americans." Baldwin and Buckley debated at a time when many Black Americans … racism and police violence against Black Americans. Frum, who was a speechwriter … protests over racial injustice while Black Americans die of the coronavirus at …
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Sickle cell disease and mental health
SICKLE cell disease (SCD) continues to be the most common genetic disorder in Jamaica, with one out of every 150 babies born alive having the condition. SCD may cause many complications, including some that could be severe and potentially life-threatening. Individuals may experience severe painful
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Insurance Is No Guarantee that Riots and Looting Won’t Sink a Small Business – The Wilmington Journal
Mike and Carolyn Deininger learned the hard way that insurance doesn't usually make small business owners whole following politically inspired violence. The Cincinnati-based gift store owners' experience reveals vital lessons for managers and the interplay [...]
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Internalizing White Supremacy: What We Can Learn From Liberia
As Black Americans, we are indeed vulnerable to replicating the system we are bathed in. The example of Liberia centuries ago painfully demonstrates how we must challenge our own internalized white supremacy.
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Coalition forms to improve livelihoods of Black farmers - DefenderNetwork.com
Just days after National Black Farmers Association, representing Black farmers, called for a boycott of John Deere, the ag machinery giant announced a new coalition with the National Black Growers Council and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to focus on challenge facing Black farmers with an
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Distribution Deals Bring Black-Owned Whiskey Brand ‘Guidance’ to Store Shelves in 5 States – Free Press of Jacksonville
NASHVILLE—Black-owned brands are suddenly in demand, and serial entrepreneur Jason Ridgel is in high spirits after sales of Guidance, a whiskey brand he owns, skyrocketed in recent months. Guidance is making a name for itself [...]
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Florida bar owner prohibits patrons from wearing masks - TheGrio
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gary Kirby, the owner of Westside Sports Bar and Lounge in West Melbourne, Florida started banning... View Article The post Florida bar owner prohibits patrons from wearing masks appeared first on TheGrio.
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Wildfires and hurricanes disrupt final weeks of 2020 census - Black News Channel
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic and a tightened deadline, the Census Bureau must now contend with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation's once-a-decade headcount. The fires on
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Cuban-American judge from Florida on Trump high court list
MIAMI (AP) — A daughter of Cuban exiles who has had a swift rise as a lawyer and judge is on President Donald Trump’s short list to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. The president said Monday that he does...
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I was greedy and stupid, says ICEA manager jailed for theft
Lincolin Kivuti Njeru, pleading for a non-custodial sentence, told probation officers that he regretted the theft through the collapsed Nyaga Stockbrokers.
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Reimagining The James Baldwin And William F. Buckley Debate
In 1965, the two intellectuals debated whether the American dream "is at the expense of the American Negro." The Atlantic's David Frum and Harvard's Khalil Muhammad are now revisiting the idea.
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Frankie Beverly Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
The soulful R&B singer Frankie Beverly of MAZE, has endorsed the democratic nominee, Joe Biden for President of the United States and Kamala Harris for Vice President of the United States On National Black Voter Day — Frankie Beverly is going on record to say that he is endorsing Joe Biden and
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Hope for catfish exporters following Pompeo visit - Stabroek News
Local fishermen will welcome news that United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo discussed with government a review of the ban on catfish from this country. The article Hope for catfish exporters following Pompeo visit appeared first on Stabroek News.
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State jobless rate drops to 7.4 percent – Florida Courier
BY JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE - With the state gaining back more than half of the jobs lost since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent in August. That represented a major decrease from an adjusted 11.4 percent mark in July
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Crisis Averted: TikTok Will Not Be Banned In The United States Thanks To Oracle & Walmart
With just hours left before Donald Trump's ban of TikTok was set to kick in banning the popular social media medium in the United States, TikTok agreed to a partnership deal with Oracle and Walmart. As part of the timely agreement, Oracle will be in charge of data and cloud storage for the app.
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Deadline to register to vote in General Election October 5 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report October 5 is the last day in Indiana to register to vote in the General Election. That deadline is just over two weeks away. To register to vote in Indiana, one must have a valid driver’s license or an Indiana State Identification card. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen
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Horne in the race
Senator Norman Washington Horne has confirmed that he is interested in becoming president of the People's National Party (PNP),...that is if the organisation's delegates so desire.
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Opinion | There Are Better Ways for Bloomberg to Spend His Money
If he wants to help Joe Biden in Florida, Michael Bloomberg should help re-enfranchise thousands of formerly incarcerated people.
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Outside the Supreme Court, Mourners Honor Ginsburg’s Legacy
People of all ages flocked on Saturday to the building in Washington, leaving flowers, posters and messages scrawled in chalk.
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How Busy Boomers Can Advocate for Parents Living in a Nursing Home During COVID-19 - Milwaukee Community Journal
Among the growing challenges facing America’s middle-aged population is balancing financial and emotional support for older parents and growing children. Some of America’s middle-aged population is characterized as the ”sandwich generation:” adults that have a parent at least 65 years of age or
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RBG Is an Enduring Model of Strength
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Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman - and soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider...
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The opening of Climate Week in New York brings hope for a better future - The New York Beacon
By Viviane Faver Global leaders gathered this morning for the Opening Ceremony of New York's Climate Week, which will be held until Saturday. Directed by the international organization, the Climate Group, 'Climate Week NYC', is the largest international climate summit this year. Ten themes organize
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Oprah, NowThis launch video project aimed at Black women voters - DefenderNetwork.com
Oprah Winfrey Network, the leading network for Black women, announced today the first ever OWN YOUR VOTE initiative, a bipartisan registration and get-out-the-vote campaign partnering with national and local grassroots and voting rights organizations to provide tools and resources that will empower
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`At home’ Windies Women ready for England challenge - Stabroek News
Tomorrow, West Indies Women will clash with their England counterparts in the first of five T20Is. The article `At home’ Windies Women ready for England challenge appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE —Officials said AARP’s robust Protect Voters 50+ campaign is designed to reach these voters in each state to make sure they know how to cast a safe and secure ballot. Even though 90 percent of older Americans believe that the country has become too divided, AARP’s battleground state
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Music continues to sustain Puerto Ricans, 3 years after Hurricane Maria
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